RE: ' It is perhaps not quite as absurd as the term World Music '. I agree, it is a silly term. So is 'classical music' (which I suspect comes from the same mindset that talks about 'Old Masters' in visual art).
DA On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 4:25 PM, Allan Sutherland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 17/4/08 18:53, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Allan wrote: 'No, wrong, I do not believe so. There is no > > need to jump from good reason to absolute values. Reason is > > a collectively arrived at procedure,..." > > > > Shades of Frances's learned experts! If only one knew who > > they were ... > > > > Not necessarily, not unless we determine that the capacity to reason alone > makes the expert. The use of reason is not confined to experts, though > experts in a field are probably more likely, not necessarily, to have a > more > rigorous use of reason in that field due to repeat practice and > accumulated > knowledge. However, narrowness of expertise may also come to partly > undermine the the rigour of reason in the field of expertise. > > > > Allan and I will have to keep disgreeing about jazz forever, > > That does not embrace the full range of useful possibilities? there more > possible outcomes than agreement or disagreement, some are better than > this, > some can be worse. There is also the potential that by engaging with the > breadth of the discussion both of us may be enriched without agreement > that > jazz is in all its manifestations another one of the fallen or elected > artistic practices. > > Moreover, I accepted the implication that the term jazz refers to some > meaningful entity, when in fact jazz is more of commercial label for > shelving and selling purposes. It is perhaps not quite as absurd as the > term > World Music (Which music is not world Music? I have heard music of the > planets, but have not heard music from other than this world.), but it is > not always accepted by the musicians who are considered to play jazz; > Charlie Parker or one said he played music, and tried to make good music. > > Toodle-Pip, > > Allan. > > -- Derek Allan http://www.home.netspeed.com.au/derek.allan/default.htm
